In a letter to the hall, band fans and "To Whom It May Concern," Rose listed several reasons for not attending Saturday's ceremony in Cleveland, including a feeling that the hall does not respect him.

In declining his own induction, he added: "I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf."

The hall said in a statement that it still plans to induct Rose with the rest of the group. "We are sorry he will not be able to accept his induction in person," it said.

Police don't find foul play in Houston's death

Police have concluded their investigation into Whitney Houston's death in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, determining that the singer's pre-Grammy Awards death did not involve foul play.

Lt. Mark Rosen, a spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police Department, said investigators based their decision on the coroner's findings that the singer's death was due to accidental drowning and, in part, the result of cocaine ingestion and a heart condition.

The report found that Houston was submerged in bathwater for nearly an hour before a personal assistant found her dead in the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Early on, authorities suspected that some combination of narcotic substances, prescription medications and alcohol played a role in her death.